West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1887-12-22

The most goods for the least mon
ey is the holiday motto OF Bishops
Bon Ton Store. Csll and sec that
this is q fact.
Mrs. Mary Cupr, an aged lady of
Valley district, died last sunday Of
dropsy. Her remains were inferred
in the cemetery at Masontown on
Tuesday.
MIR. Garner has come tu town
again with bis Gk aner.'-J. L. III.
Verify, verify, he hath.
Bishops Bon Ton Store is the
place to get your holiday goods, and
no mistake. And prices are reason.
able. Call and see.
Many diseases date their origin
from functional disturbance OF the
stomach and liver. Laxador always
corrects these abnormal conditions.
Christmas comes but once a year
and you should improve the oppoItu
nifty 10 procure your friend some
beautiful present from the Bon Ton
Store.
We understand the X. & T. is
working a double force in the LAYING
of track, and that the roal will he
completed by Saturday ifthe weather
continues favorable.
When You are out buying Christ
mas presents, he sure and call at the
Bishops Bon Ton Store All kinds
Of elegant and useful presents can
be had there.
Good Coal delivered To the citizens
OF Kingwood and vicinity from this
date at Gets. per bush, C-r cash or
approved-trade.
Dec. lat. c. c. CRAIG.
We understand that Mr.. Hayden
and others are inaugurating the laurel
root industry at HazeltOn, this county
The roots are to be sawed up and
shipped east.
What has become of our Tunnelton
correspondent? Can IL be that he is en-.
gagged in some experiment similar tn
that in which Douglas Duane lost his
individuality?
Miss Nora jackson. OF this place,
who has been teaching the Evans
Vile school, is sick with the measles.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jack on left for Evans.
vile this morning.
We learn that VIM. Glover has
settled at Hazelton, with his camera
and tripod FOR the winter. Our
friends in that vicinity can now pro-
coed to procure their "purtygraphs."
An election will be held in King.
wood on the first Thursday Of January
for the purpose of electing a mayor
recorder and five councilmen. The
voting place will be at the oGce of
the clerk of the circuit court.
We understand that ID. G.. Smith
is meeting with marked success in
his school at No. z. The enrolment
is larger than il has been for years.
The school will have weeks holt
lay, and re-assemble on Dec. d.
Our wide awake and acc mmOda.
ting butcher, James wor hiDgton. will
receive some Of the finest oysters to.
morrow evening ever brought to this
town, which be will sell at 35 cents
quart Shop, next door to G. Y.
Bishops store.
Our entcrprising ieweler Harry II
Potter has pur Lased barometer and
can now tell at least twenty four
hours ahead what kind Of weather it
will be. Harry is continually abreast
he times AMI now sells good goods
his customers at low figures.
The ARGUS JOB department has
urncd out several fine jobs Of print
ng this week. in the shape Of note
heads, envelopes and posters. The
ARGUS is prepared to do as fine work
as any other Office in the county at
reasonable prices and on short notice.
On Monday morning for the first
time this winter the mail was taken
to the railroad in = sled. The rat
Ting OF the sleighbells made Us think
that winter bad come 70 stay but the
snow came near leaving before the
mail returned.
We are astonished at parties who
introduce new remedies for coughs